More than 1,000 well-wishers gathered at the society wedding of Brian O'Driscoll, the Irish rugby captain, and the actress Amy Huberman, who married on Friday.

The couple were married at St Joseph's Church in the village of Aughavas, Co Leitrim, and were joined by guests including some of Ireland's leading rugby and television stars.

Despite heavy downpours early in the day, hundreds of rugby fans had gathered from mid-morning to watch their sporting heroes arrive at the church, which was decorated with pink and white peonies and hydrangeas.

O'Driscoll, 31, a former British and Irish Lions captain, greeted fans and signed autographs outside the church, and was joined by team-mates including Paul O'Connell, Luke Fitzgerald and Shane Horgan.

Other guests included the actor Chris O'Dowd, who stars in the television comedy series The IT Crowd, and the actresses Victoria Smurfit and Pauline McLynn, who played Mrs Doyle in the sitcom Father Ted.

Miss Huberman, 31, who is best-known for her role in the Irish medical drama The Clinic, kept her fiance waiting for a respectable 20 minutes at the church, before arriving in a white Bentley with a police escort.

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She wore an off-white strapless dress by Stephanie Allin, a Swansea-based designer while the bridesmaids wore pink dresses by the Irish designer Fiona Heaney.

The hour-long service included a Jewish glass-breaking ceremony and also featured an Italian soprano.

The ceremony was followed by a Champagne reception on the lawn of Lough Rynn Castle near Mohill, followed by a six-course banquet inside the castle, where celebrations continued yesterday for close family and friends of the couple.

The newlyweds are expected to travel to Tanzania this week for their honeymoon.